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Young woman shot in Ambridge

Police say a 23-year-old woman was shot on Maplewood Avenue by a bullet that ricocheted after being fired by a man whom she knows.

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Updated: 7:49 AM EDT Sep 30, 2013

Young woman shot in Ambridge

Police say a 23-year-old woman was shot on Maplewood Avenue by a bullet that ricocheted after being fired by a man whom she knows.

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WEBVTT ALL-OUT SEARCH AFTER A WOMAN IS STRUCK BY A RICOCHET BULLET. AND POLICE SAY THE VICTIM KNOWS THE MAN WHO FIRED THAT SHOT IN AMBRIDGE OVERNIGHT. CHANNEL FOUR ACTION NEWS REPORTER AMBER NICOTRA IS LIVE RIGHT NOW WITH THE VERY LATEST. 3 3 3 Amber Nicotra/Beaver County POLICE SAY THE VICTIM TRIED TO INTERVENE WHEN A FIGHT STARTED----BUT THE SHOOTER PULLED OUT A GUN, FIRED SOME ROUNDS, AND NOW HE IS ON THE RUN THIS MORNING.ávoá WE WERE THERE AS POLICE SEARCHED FOR THE SUSPECT, SHORTLY AFTER THOSE SHOTS WERE FIRED IN THE 500 BLOCK OF MAPLEWOOD AVE IN AMBRIDGE. WE'RE TOLD THE VICTIM, A 23 YEAR OLD WOMAN, HAD BEEN STANDING AT THE CAR WITH A FRIEND....AND WITH THE FATHER OF HER CHILD. POLICE SAY THEY GOT INTO AN ALTERCATION, SHE TRIED TO STEP IN AND THAT'S WHEN OFFICERS SAY THE FATHER OF HER CHILD, PULLED OUT A GUN AND FIRED A COUPLE OF ROUNDS. THE VICTIM WAS HIT BY A RICCOCHET BULLET IN THE LEG---- AND THE SUSPECT TOOK OFF.0839Sgt Brian Jameson/Ambridge Police26 we located the individual, he was able to elude us, jumped the fence, went down across 65 into the woods across the railroad tracks. we attempted to track him with the k9 but were unable to located him 36 POLICE SAY THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE LOOKING FOR AND ARE CONTINUING THEIR INVESTIGATION. AS FOR THE VICTIM, I'M TOLD, THE BULLET DID NOT PENETRATE HER CLOTHING, AND SHE IS EXPECTED TO BE OKAY. LIVE IN AMBRIDGE, ANC4AN. 3 3 3 3

Young woman shot in Ambridge

Police say a 23-year-old woman was shot on Maplewood Avenue by a bullet that ricocheted after being fired by a man whom she knows.